COLOMA — The visiting Cassopolis soccer team played to a 6-6 draw with Coloma in a Lakeland Conference match Monday night.

Cassopolis opened up the score board just three minutes into play with a goal by Ryne Nickel.

Coloma came back with two quick goals in the 19th minute to gain the lead.

The teams continued to battle it out with both teams garnering many scoring opportunities.

Coloma found the net again in the 30th minute to take a 3-1 halftime lead.

The Rangers were outshot 12-11 in the opening 40 minutes.

Cassopolis came out fighting in the second half and outshot the Comets 21-6.

Blaise Suseland scored a goal in the 48th minute, but  Coloma quickly came back with a goal of its own in the 50th minute.

Brendan Westrick and Kyle Carpenter each scored for Cassopolis in the 59th minute to tie the game at 4-4.

A minute later, Westrick scored again to put the Rangers in the lead.

Coloma fought back and tied the game again in the 66th minute.  Just a minute later, a penalty was called on the Rangers and a successful penalty kick by Coloma gave them the lead again, 6-5.

A goal by Kyle Carpenter in the 71st minute tied the game to a 6-6 where it would stay for the duration of the game.

Cassopolis…6

Coloma…6

Halftime score

Coloma 3, Cassopolis 1

Shots on goal

Cassopolis 32, Coloma 13

Saves

Cassopolis 5, Coloma 12

Varsity records

Coloma 0-0-1 Lakeland, 1-0-1; Cassopolis 0-0-1, 1-3-1.

Grace Christian at Cassopolis

The Ranger soccer team took on Grace Christian on Aug. 26 and defeated Watervliet Grace Christian 3-1.

The Rangers came out with determination and quickly took control of midfield play.

They were dangerous early on, with a goal scoring chance by Suseland pushed just wide in the opening minutes of the contest.

In the seventh minute, Ryne Nickel scored on a booming shot from just outside the penalty box for the early Cassopolis lead after an assist from Tanner Lennox.

Six minutes later Nickel scored again from the right side of the penalty area, this time assisted by Gavin Francis.

Cassopolis peppered the Patriots’ goal with multiple shots in the next fifteen minutes, many that were saved by the hardworking Grace goalie.

The Rangers completed their scoring nine minutes before halftime with a low hard shot from their striker Kyle Carpenter, following a nice passing sequence through the midfield.

In the second half the Patriots starting working harder in the midfield.

Within 10 minutes they broke free of the Cassopolis defense to send a great shot on goal that just missed.

Halfway through the period, Grace was able to avert the shutout.

Its striker forced his way down the right side and hit a low shot that just missed the outstretched legs of Cass’ goalie John Simpson.

Cassopolis played strong defensively for the remainder of the game and closed down any chances the Patriots tried to muster.

Grace Christian…1

Cassopolis…3

Halftime score

Cassopolis 3, Grace Christian 0

Shots on goal

Grace 7

Cassopolis 18

Saves

Grace 12

Cassopolis 3 (John Simpson)

Varsity record: Cassopolis 1-3